7 reasons experienced EMs get stuck
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Experienced engineering managers often stall in their careers by repeating predictable mistakes, even when they're aware of them. Seven key traps are identified: confusing title with impact (a Director title at a small scope is misleading), equating team size with importance, blindly applying tactics from previous companies, over-delegating to the point of abandonment, using authority instead of reasoning, under-delegating due to lack of trust, and focusing only on problems while neglecting recognition. The author draws on personal experience, including a failed startup and a humbling return to an EM role, to illustrate each pitfall with candor.
